New Metal Stamped Pieces

I know I probably really need to focus on one particular type of jewelry making, find my "niche"so to speak.  Apparently that is how to make my jewelry making business successful...  But I love changing things up, trying new techniques, etc.  This week I've been making some metal stamped pieces, then adding a heat patina with my micro torch.  Such a fascinating process! 

Some of the new pieces in my shop:

I also got out the resin.....

I painted this sand dollar pendant with metal patina, then I added a resin coating:

So ready to go to the beach!!!

New Online Marketplace - Great Lakes Made

Trying out a new online marketplace for my jewelry, Great Lakes Made.  Check it out!  They have lots of cool items for sale, made by makers in the Great Lakes area.

They also interviewed me for their blog.

A few of the items in the shop:

New Fused Glass Pendants

Lots of new fused glass pendants coming to my Etsy store soon!

Michigan Beach Stones

Recently tumbled another batch of Petoskey and beach stones from northern Michigan....

Picked out a few for some new pendants:

Available in my Etsy shop!

New Resin Creations

Playing with resin lately, a few new items in  my shop:

I hand painted these galaxy pendants using nail polish, then filled with resin.

Happy New Year!

And just like that, another year has flown by....

Not much going on in my shop, not feeling very creative so far this year.  Probably because I am still in vacation mode.  We spent a week in Florida over the holidays.  The weather wasn't overly warm, but it was still warmer than the negative temperatures back home!  I collected a lot of seashells, hoping to get some things made with them.

Here's a couple of new things I did get made up, getting ready for Valentine's Day!

True Love Pendant

Music Heart Pendant

And here's a picture from Florida, dreaming of warmer weather!

Back to School Special!

Wow, August already!  Running a back to school special in my shop, make a purchase of $20 or more and get free shipping when you enter the code BACKTOSCHOOL at checkout.  Coupon is good through August 31, 2017.

A couple of new items in my shop, made up some fused glass pendants with millefiori glass:

And of course some more beachy necklaces:

Check out all the goodies at my Etsy shop here.

New Resin

So after a month long break from jewelry making, I decided to try out a new brand of resin.  I usually use Ice Resin, but it seems to have a lot of bubbles when I use it for the deeper bezels, so this month I am trying Super Clear Resin by Resin Obsession.  Here's what I made:

The bubble release was excellent, and it is super clear, just like the name says!  All of these are available in my Etsy shop.

I also made up these fun sand and shell filled bottle pendants, also available in my shop:

Summer is quickly coming to an end, but you can always take the beach with you! ;)